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Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine
sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its
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team, which plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division of the
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. Apart from football, Ferro Carril Oeste hosts a wide variety of sports that can be practised at the club, such as
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, swimming, taekwondo,
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,
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,
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. and, since 2001,
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shows, including world championship boxing contests. As its name indicates, the club had
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origins, being founded in 1904 by employees of the Buenos Aires Western Railway. The club had its glory days in the 1980s, having won numerous titles in several sports disciplines, being also recognised by
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as a model institution. Ferro Carril Oeste had 50,000 members by those years.


History


The beginning

Always located in Caballito, the club was founded as "Club Atlético del Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires" on 28 July 1904, by a hundred employees of the Buenos Aires Western Railway (then
Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine rai ...
). The club was approved and supported by railway managers, so Ferro soon incorporated lands to build its headquarters and sports installations. In 1905 the club built its own stadium, Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, financed by its main founding member, David Simpson. Ferro affiliated to the Argentine Football Association to register a team to play in the third division. The first official match was played on 21 April 1907 v River Plate. In 1912, Ferro won the División Intermedia (then, the second division) title and promoted to
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. That same year the club won the
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title. Ferro C. Oeste would win another Copa Bullrich title the following year, but playing with reserve teams. Ferro debuted in the top division in
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v Riachuelo (1–1 draw). By those years, the club also inaugurated running tracks, bocce,
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s, basque pelota courts but also closed the
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section in 1914.


''The Five Musketeers''

At the end of the 1930s, the club emancipated from the railway company, changing its name to "Club Ferro Carril Oeste". In 1937 five talented players rose from the youth divisions, forming an offensive line which would be remembered as ''The Five Musketeers''. They were
Bernardo Gandulla Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 7, 1999) was an Argentine football forward and head coach. He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems. Career Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Ber ...
, Juan José Maril, Luis Borgnia,
Jaime Sarlanga Jaime Sarlanga (February 24, 1916 – August 24, 1966) was an Argentine football forward. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he won 7 titles and scored 115 league goals, making him the 5th. highest goalscorer in club's history. ...
and Raúl Emeal. But those skilled players only played together between 1937 and 1938, due to other clubs acquiring them (Sarlanga would have a memorable run with
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
). Both Gandulla and Sarlanga together scored more than the 50% of the goals scored by Ferro in the 1937 season. Other notable player for the club was
Delfín Benítez Cáceres Delfín Benítez Cáceres (24 September 1910 – 8 January 2004) was a Paraguayan football striker. Benítez started his career in Libertad of his native country. As one of the key players of the Paraguay national football team in the early ...
, who played from 1941 until his retirement in 1944 scoring 20 goals. Gandulla and Emeal returned to Ferro in 1944 after their stint with
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
. But despite having such prominent players, Ferro finished last in
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and was relegated to Primera B for the first time in its history. Apart from football, the club added several sections to its range of sports disciplines, such as swimming,
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, and
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(starting after the club affiliated to Argentine Chess Federation). In 1933, Ferro C.O. formed its first
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team. In the 1940s, Ferro also added
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and roller skating. As a result, the club increased its number of members, with more than 6,000 by 1941.


1950–1970

Ferro soon returned to the first division in 1949, when winning the Primera B title. Being presided by Atilio Renzi (a politician affiliated to
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and private secretary of Eva Perón), the club added
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to its list of sports. The football team stayed in Primera until 1957, when its poor permformance during that championship caused Ferro C.O. was relegated for the second time in its history. Ferro only lasted one year in Primera B, returning in 1958 when the squad crowned champion. Ferro totalised 50 points in 34 matches played, followed by Nueva Chicago with 46."Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1958" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol, 17 Jul 2009 In the
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Primera División, Ferro finished 4th, being the best position in the top division until then. After being relegated again, Ferro won the Primera B championship in 1963, returning to Primera División. In the top level, Ferro reached another 4th place in the
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tournament. Ferro would be relegated again in
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after playing a "Reclasificatorio" tournament. In the 1969 Primera B season, Ferro C.O. won the tournament (with San Telmo as runner up) but none of them could promote to Primera after they lost in the Reclasificatorio tournament to Banfield and
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(the worst placed teams in 1969 Metropolitano). Following with the good performance in 1969 season, Ferro C.O. won its second consecutive Primera B title in 1970, directly promoting to Primera División to play the
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season. By 1972, the club had 17,299 members and inaugurated the Gimnasio Héctor Etchart, home venue for the
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. In
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Ferro wore an orange jersey, paying tribute to World sub-champion
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, ''The Clockwork Orange'', finishing 6th in the Torneo Nacional disputed that year.
Gerónimo Saccardi Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román (1 October 1949 – 4 May 2002) was an Argentine football midfielder and manager. Club career Born Buenos Aires, Saccardi played the vast majority of his career with Ferro Carril Oeste, appearing in 358 games in t ...
was one of the most notable players for the club during those years. After some irregular campaigns, Ferro finished 23rd (last) in
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, being relegated along with Lanús and
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. Ferro C. Oeste quickly returning to Primera so the team won the Primera B championship in 1978.


The Golden Age: 1980s

Ferro had a prominent role in Argentine sports in the 1980s, more specifically in football and
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. The football team won 2 titles of
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and played the
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. Otherwise, the basketball team won the Liga Nacional de Básquet (the Argentine first division league) championship 3 times. In 1979
Carlos Griguol Carlos Timoteo Griguol (4 September 1934 – 6 May 2021) was an Argentine football coach and player, who played as a midfielder. Life His playing career was spent with Atlanta and Rosario Central. As a coach, after winning the championship with ...
was hired as club manager. He would become the most successful coach in the club's history, winning 2 Primera División titles for the first time and also promoting players such as
Alberto Márcico Alberto José Márcico (born 13 May 1960) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. He played club football with Ferro Carril Oeste, Toulouse, Boca Juniors, and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). e represented the Argentina national footbal ...
, Héctor Cúper and
Oscar Garré Oscar Alfredo Garré (born 9 December 1956) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Garré played most of his career (1974–88 and 1989–94) as a defender for Ferro Carril Oeste, and was part of the te ...
. In the 1981 Metropolitano championship Ferro finished 2nd, totalling 49 points, just one less than champion Boca Juniors. In that season, goalkeeper
Carlos Barisio Carlos José Barisio (3 January 1951 – 5 February 2020) was a professional goalkeeper, born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. He retired from football in 1987, after amassing 271 appearances in the Argentinian Primera. His greatest achievement ...
set a national record by keeping his goal unbeaten for 1,075 minutes. This included a run of 10 complete games without conceding a goal. That same year Ferro reached the Torneo Nacional final although the team was defeated by River Plate (by the same score: 1–0 in the two matches played). Ferro finally won its first title at Primera in
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, winning the Nacional tournament after beating defending champions Quilmes in the finals (0–0, 2–0). The squad played a total of 22 matches, winning 16 with 6 draws so they won the championship remaining unbeaten. Ferro scored 50 goals and conceded 13. Left wing Miguel Angel Juárez was the top scorer with 22 goals. Other notable players for the champion team were Adolfino Cañete, Alberto Márcico,
Juan Domingo Rocchia Juan Domingo Rocchia is a retired professional footballer. He played for Racing Club and Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera. He played in central defence and he formed a famous partnership with Héctor Cúper in his time at Ferro Carri ...
, and Héctor Cúper. Although some key players during the 1982 tournament (Saccardi, Rocchia, Crocco) had left the club, Ferro won another Torneo Nacional in
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, defeating River Plate (with
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and
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) winning the two finals (3–0 and 1–0). The team played 14 matches, winning 8 and losing only 1, with 5 draws. Ferro scored 32 goals and only conceded 9, with Márcico being the top scorer with 5 goals. As one of the Argentine champions, Ferro debuted in Copa Libertadores playing the
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edition in a group with Estudiantes LP, and Chilean teams
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and
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, being eliminated after finishing last. The good performances by the squad in local football followed in the 1984 Metropolitano, where Ferro C.O. finished 2nd. (50 pts) after Argentinos Juniors (51 pts). Ferro returned to international competitions to play the
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, being eliminated in the first stage. During the 1980s, Ferro gained recognition not only in football but also in basketball, being the first winner of the recently created
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in 1985 after beating
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2–1 in the finals. Santiago Leyden was the president between 1964 and 1993. He is regarded as the man who led the club to a decade of greatness that included more than 100 titles in several sports disciplines. Leyden was also vicepresident of
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between 1976 and 1980. Also in the 1980s. Ferro Carril Oeste reached its peak as sports and social club, with more than 50,000 members and was proclaimed as a "model institution" by
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.Ferro vuelve a sus socios
on Página/12, 17 Oct 2014
In 1987 Carlos Griguol left the club, and was hired by River Plate. He had won 2 titles in the first division (who still are the only two championships won by Ferro at the top level of Argentine football) and 2 sub-championships. Griguol returned in 1988, coaching Ferro until 1993.


Decline

On the other hand, Ferro had the longest run without scoring a goal. The team went 875 minutes without scoring between the end of the 1998 Apertura and the 1999 Clausura. In the 1990s, Ferro's form gradually declined and relegated to third level in 2001 after two consecutive relegations. Ferro finally returned to second one in 2003. Ferro has a strong rivalry with Vélez Sársfield, so both teams disputed what is known as ''Clásico del Oeste''.


Kit uniform evolution


Main uniform


Special editions

;Notes


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Notable former players

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Bernardo Gandulla Bernardo José Gandulla, better known as Bernardo Gandulla (March 1, 1916 – July 7, 1999) was an Argentine football forward and head coach. He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory problems. Career Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Ber ...
(1934–39) *
Jaime Sarlanga Jaime Sarlanga (February 24, 1916 – August 24, 1966) was an Argentine football forward. He played most of his career for Boca Juniors where he won 7 titles and scored 115 league goals, making him the 5th. highest goalscorer in club's history. ...
(1937–39) *
Delfín Benítez Cáceres Delfín Benítez Cáceres (24 September 1910 – 8 January 2004) was a Paraguayan football striker. Benítez started his career in Libertad of his native country. As one of the key players of the Paraguay national football team in the early ...
(1941–44) * Vicente Gambardella (1960) *
Gerónimo Saccardi Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román (1 October 1949 – 4 May 2002) was an Argentine football midfielder and manager. Club career Born Buenos Aires, Saccardi played the vast majority of his career with Ferro Carril Oeste, appearing in 358 games in t ...
(1969–75, 1979–83) *
Juan Domingo Rocchia Juan Domingo Rocchia is a retired professional footballer. He played for Racing Club and Ferro Carril Oeste in the Argentine Primera. He played in central defence and he formed a famous partnership with Héctor Cúper in his time at Ferro Carri ...
(1973–83) *
Oscar Garré Oscar Alfredo Garré (born 9 December 1956) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Garré played most of his career (1974–88 and 1989–94) as a defender for Ferro Carril Oeste, and was part of the te ...
(1974–88) * Héctor Cúper (1976–77, 1978–88) *
Carlos Barisio Carlos José Barisio (3 January 1951 – 5 February 2020) was a professional goalkeeper, born in San Fernando, Buenos Aires. He retired from football in 1987, after amassing 271 appearances in the Argentinian Primera. His greatest achievement ...
(1978–83) *
Alberto Márcico Alberto José Márcico (born 13 May 1960) is an Argentine former professional football midfielder. He played club football with Ferro Carril Oeste, Toulouse, Boca Juniors, and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). e represented the Argentina national footbal ...
(1980–85) * Adolfino Cañete (1980–84) * Carlos Moya


Managers

* Mario Fortunato (1937), (1953) * Pedro Dellacha (1965) *
Victorio Spinetto Victorio Luis Spinetto (3 June 1911 – 28 August 1990) was an Argentine football player and manager. He played as a centre half, mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in ...
(1973–76) *
Carlos Griguol Carlos Timoteo Griguol (4 September 1934 – 6 May 2021) was an Argentine football coach and player, who played as a midfielder. Life His playing career was spent with Atlanta and Rosario Central. As a coach, after winning the championship with ...
(1979–87), (1988–93) *
Gerónimo Saccardi Gerónimo Luis Saccardi Román (1 October 1949 – 4 May 2002) was an Argentine football midfielder and manager. Club career Born Buenos Aires, Saccardi played the vast majority of his career with Ferro Carril Oeste, appearing in 358 games in t ...
(1997–99) * Rubén Darío Insúa (1999) *
Héctor Rivoira Héctor Oscar Rivoira (10 April 1960 – 14 August 2019) was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán. Playing career Rivoira played for the River Plate youth teams but never played for the first ...
(2004–05) *
José Luis Brown José Luis Brown (10 January 1956 – 12 August 2019) was an Argentine football central defender and coach. Most of his 14-year professional career was spent with Estudiantes, for which he appeared in more than 300 official matches and won two m ...
(2007–08) *
Carlos Trullet Carlos Alberto Trullet (born 21 October 1949 in El Trébol, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football manager and former player. Playing career Trullet started his professional career in 1969 with Estudiantes de La Plata. In his two years with the ...
(2008–09) *
Jorge Luis Ghiso Jorge Luis Ghiso (born June 21, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine football manager and former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Colombia. Teams (Player) * River Plate 1970-1975 * Atlético ...
(2009) *
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(2010) * Mario Gómez (2011–12) *
José Luis Brown José Luis Brown (10 January 1956 – 12 August 2019) was an Argentine football central defender and coach. Most of his 14-year professional career was spent with Estudiantes, for which he appeared in more than 300 official matches and won two m ...
(2013) * José Romero (2014) * Marcelo Broggi (2015) *
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(2016) * Marcelo Broggi (2017–18) * Alejandro Orfila (2018) * Jorge Cordon (2018–20) * Diego Osella (2020-)


Other sports


Basketball

Ferro Carril Oeste was one of the most successful basketball clubs in Argentina during the 1980s, being the first champion of Liga Nacional de Básquet in 1985. The club has won a total of three LNB and one Campeonato Argentino title. At international level, Ferro won three South American Championship titles (being also the first Argentine team to win that competition). Ferro remains (along with
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) as the most winning Argentine team."Yo vi al Ferro campeón 1986" on Basquet Retro blogsite (archived) 2019–20 Ferro Carril Oeste season


Honours


Football

*
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(2): 1982 Nacional, 1984 Nacional * Primera B (7): 1913, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 2002–03 * División Intermedia (1): 1912 *
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(2): 1912, 1913


Volleyball

;Men: *Primera División (6): 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 *Copa Morgan (7): 1966, 1977, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 *Campeonato Sudamericano (2): 1987, 1998 ;Women: *Primera División (8): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990 *Copa Morgan (11): 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2004


Notes


References


External links

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Ferro C. Oeste (unofficial)

Ferropedia

Ferroweb
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